Synonyms for hateful
ˈheɪt fəlhate·ful

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1. hatefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   loveful

2. hatefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   loveful

3. hatefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   loveful

4. hatefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   loveful

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1. hateful

   Synonyms:
   acrimonious, churlish, crabbed, cruel, crusty, disagreeable, dogged, gruff, ill-conditioned, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, morose, sour, sullen, surly, unamiable, unlovely

   Antonyms:
   agreeable, amiable, attractive, benignant, engaging, gentle, good-natured, harming, kind, lovable, lovely, loving, pleasant, pleasing, sweet, winning, winsome

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1. hateful

   Synonyms:
   abominable, detestable, vile, odious, heinous, execrable, loathsome, repulsive

   Antonyms:
   lovable, lovely, desirable, delightful, attractive, enticing, enjoyable, tempting, pleasant

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1. hatefuladjective

   evoking or deserving hatred

   "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly

   Synonyms:
   mean

   Antonyms:
   seraphic, lovely, angelical, cherubic, adorable, cuddlesome, nice, cuddly, sweet, lovable, loveable, endearing, angelic

2. hateful, meanadjective

   characterized by malice

   "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

   Synonyms:
   bastardly, miserly, mean(a), base, beggarly, mingy, mean, meanspirited, tight, average

   Antonyms:
   angelical, endearing, loveable, cherubic, angelic, adorable, cuddly, seraphic, cuddlesome, lovely, sweet, nice, lovable

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1. hatefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   malignant, malevolent

2. hatefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   abominable, detestable, execrable, horrid, shocking, damnable, accursed

3. hatefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   loathsome, disgusting, nauseous, offensive, foul, repulsive, obnoxious, revolting, vile, abhorrent, repugnant

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1. hatefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   execrable, odious, detestable, abominable, malevolent, malicious

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1. List of paraphrases for "hateful":

   odious, heinous, abhorrent, obnoxious, loathsome, hate, despicable, detestable, detested, abominable, hatred, invidious

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How to use hateful in a sentence?

1. Jim Clyburn:

   So today I denounce the words of Rep. Iowa Rep. Steve King and I do so invoking the words of Martin Luther King Jr, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who if would have been allowed to live, would be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr 90th birthday tomorrow, dr. King counseled that we are going to be made to repent, not just with the hateful words and deeds of bad people but for the appalling silence of good people.'.

2. Adam Soltani:

   Nobody should be vetted with stupid, Islamophobic, hateful, bigoted questions before they meet with their representative, let's hold him accountable.

3. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   We would like to see leaders in the Muslim community stand up and speak out more forcefully in terms of condemning these hateful, radicalizing messages that we see from extremist organizations.

4. Vincent Grashaw:

   A huge thing I learned playing Flake is that these child killers that we see on the news are a lot more like the rest of us than we think, it can just take a few wrong moves or hateful comments from the people around you for you to make a decision that will turn you into something entirely different.

5. An NBA spokesperson:

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